Jamaya
Jamaya was the 6657th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1294th with 182 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,928 places. More babies were named Jamaya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,657 girls, down 2,610 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,305babies recorded
Jamaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,657 | 17 |
| 2020 | #4,047 | 35 |
| 2010 | #2,210 | 88 |
| 2000 | #1,993 | 84 |
| 1990 | #13,838 | 5 |
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How popular is Jamaya, counting every spelling?
Jamaya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 24 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 24 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaya | 17 | #6,657 | 118 |
| Jamayah | 7 | #12,445 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jamaya?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamaya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jamaya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamaya?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Jamaya are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 23. That makes Jamaya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jamaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jamaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jamaya
How popular is the name Jamaya?
Jamaya was the 6657th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1294th with 182 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,928 places. More babies were named Jamaya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jamaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jamaya in the US.